Join administrators of the Southern Hemisphere Aurora Group (“SHAG”) for a chat about aurora forecasting and photography. Check out the Southern Hemisphere Aurora Group on Facebook if you are interested in the Aurora Australis. If you would like to make any suggestions for future episodes of the podcast, or any constructive criticism, please send Dave an … Continue reading "Episode 7: SHAG after dark 2" The post Episode 7: SHAG after dark 2 appeared first on Hunter Geophysics.

Join administrators of the Southern Hemisphere Aurora Group (“SHAG”) for a test broadcast and brief chat about aurora forecasting. We didn’t really have a plan for this broadcast, so things get a bit slow at times. Our next episode will follow a plan and hopefully won’t be quite so boring… haha! Check out the Southern … Continue reading "Episode 6: SHAG after dark 1" The post Episode 6: SHAG after dark 1 appeared first on Hunter Geophysics.

In this video, I process an ImpulseRadar Raptor multichannel GPR dataset. The Raptor allows you to mount multiple GPR antennas side-by-side within one antenna housing, allowing you to collect multiple lines of GPR data while only walking along one line. This video uses a dataset that does not have GPS or Total Station navigation data. … Continue reading "GPR-SLICE tutorial video (podcast): processing ImpulseRadar Raptor multichannel GPR data" The post GPR-SLICE tutorial video (podcast): processing ImpulseRadar Raptor multichannel GPR data appeared first on Hunter Geophysics.

Zara Dennis has lived a hugely-varied life, and she’s only just getting started. In 2016, Zara combined her passions for science, flying, and teaching, and created a new educational outreach programme known as SciFly. Zara flies to rural schools throughout Australia, spreading the joy that is STEM (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics). SciFly’s website can … Continue reading "Episode 5: laser engineer, geophysicist, teacher, and pilot Dr Zara Dennis" The post Episode 5: laser engineer, geophysicist, teacher, and pilot Dr Zara Dennis appeared first on Hunter Geophysics.

SpaceX’s Falcon 9 will be launching the JCSAT-16 mission into orbit on Sunday. Please see www.spacex.com/webcast to watch the launch and rocket landing live. The post Episode 4: ROCKET LAUNCH ALERT appeared first on Hunter Geophysics.

Carl Gruber is a mechanical engineer-turned-programmer and aurora forecaster. Ian Musgrave takes up his new role as our “astrono-porter” (astronomy reporter) and fills us in on what’s happening in the night sky for the rest of August, 2016. Please see www.auroraaustralis.space for forecasting workshop tickets and to join the Southern Hemisphere Aurora Group on … Continue reading "Episode 3: engineering, programming, and aurora forecasting with Carl Gruber" The post Episode 3: engineering, programming, and aurora forecasting with Carl Gruber appeared first on Hunter Geophysics.

Aaron Stanley is an aircraft mechanic-turned-meteorologist and aurora photographer. He’s currently living at Davis Station, Antarctica, supporting the Bureau of Meteorology’s Upper Air Programme. His website (with awesome aurora photographs!) can be viewed here. David Hunter will be running Aurora Australis forecasting and introductory photography workshops on 27th and 28th August. These will be the … Continue reading "Episode 2: A Conversation With Aaron Stanley" The post Episode 2: A Conversation With Aaron Stanley appeared first on Hunter Geophysics.

This is the first episode of our new podcast! In this episode, Dave the grave Hunter discusses his work at Hunter Geophysics, his plans for the podcast, and provides two announcements: The Cemetery at Badgery’s Creek, west of Sydney in New South Wales, is being relocated. If you have family interred at the cemetery, please … Continue reading "Episode 1: Introduction to The Aurora Underground podcast" The post Episode 1: Introduction to The Aurora Underground podcast appeared first on Hunter Geophysics.